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* TheReveal:[[spoiler:The Blind Man is keeping his daughter's killer in his basement, and he's ''impregnated'' her to replace the child he's lost. Once she dies, Rocky's next...]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The protagonists are attempting to rob a blind man's house, [[BigSisterInstinct but at least one of them is doing it for a good cause]]. The Blind Man is pretty much trying to defend his home, [[DisproportionateRetribution but is willing to kill them to do so]], [[DownplayedTrope which is possibly more than they actually deserve]].

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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The protagonists are attempting to rob a blind man's house, [[BigSisterInstinct but at least one of them is doing it for a good cause]]. The Blind Man is pretty much trying to defend his home, [[DisproportionateRetribution but is willing to kill them to do so]], [[DownplayedTrope which is possibly more than they actually deserve]].deserve]], [[spoiler:and is hiding far more than just money in his house]].


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* MadeOfIron:
** [[spoiler:Alex]] gets thrown out a window and lands on a skylight, gets shot in the chest causing him to fall through that skylight, and is given a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by the Blind Man, and still gets back up. [[spoiler:Only when he gets shot again, just as he's leaving the house, does he [[RasputinianDeath finally die]].]]
** [[spoiler:The Blind Man also takes an absolute beating. And unlike Alex, the ending reveals that he survives.]]
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** [[spoiler: Money would make a straighter example.]]


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* SirSwearsALot: Money.
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* AbusiveParents: Rocky's mother is very verbally abusive. Rocky also mentions when she was younger, her mother would repeatedly lock her in the truck of a car as punishment for crying over said abuse.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Rocky survives and escapes with the money, giving she and her sister a chance at a better life, but Alex and Money are still dead. Worse, the Blind Man survives and, if a news report at the end is any indication, may escape punishment for his crimes]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Rocky survives and escapes with the money, giving she her and her sister a chance at a better life, but Alex and Money are still dead. Worse, the Blind Man survives and, if a news report at the end is any indication, may escape punishment for his crimes]].
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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel bad for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.

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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel bad for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy. [[spoiler: However, it turns out that the Blind Man is a pretty evil person himself, so this effect is mitigated]].
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: The Blind Man doesn't kill Rocky when he has the chance, because he has other plans for her.]]

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: The Blind Man doesn't kill Rocky when he has the chance, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil because he has other plans for her.]]]]]]
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: The Blind Man doesn't kill Rocky when he has the chance, because he has other plans for her.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Rocky survives and escapes with the money, giving she and her sister a chance at a better life, but the Blind Man survives and, if a news report at the end is any indication, may escape punishment for his crimes]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Rocky survives and escapes with the money, giving she and her sister a chance at a better life, but Alex and Money are still dead. Worse, the Blind Man survives and, if a news report at the end is any indication, may escape punishment for his crimes]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Rocky survives and escapes with the money, giving she and her sister a chance at a better life, but the Blind Man survives and, if a news report at the end is any indication, may escape punishment for his crimes]].
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* AngryGuardDog: The Blind Man has one. Does he ever.
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* Jerkass: Money.

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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Money.

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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler: Multiple times during the third act]].
* DoggedNiceGuy: Alex towards Rocky.



* FinalGirl: It is implied that Rocky may end up being this.

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* FinalGirl: It is implied that Rocky may end up being this.[[spoiler: Rocky]].



* NoNameGiven: The antagonist is only called the Blind Man in advertisement.

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* Jerkass: Money.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: The Blind Man survives]].
* NoNameGiven: The antagonist is only called the Blind Man in advertisement.Man.
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* FromBadToWorse: From the trailers, it seems like The Blind Man is more than just defending himself. There seems to be at least one feral woman locked in a part of his house.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The protagonists are attempting to rob a blind man's house, [[BigSisterInstinct but at least one of them is doing it for a good cause]]. The Blind Man is pretty much trying to defend his home, [[DisproportionateRetribution but is willing to kill them to do so]], [[DownplayedTrope which is possibly more than they actually deserve]].
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* BadassGrandpa: The Blind Man's age hasn't slowed him down.



* BlindWeaponmaster: The trailers already show The Blind Man being able to operate weaponry very well.



* UnderestimatingBadassery: The teenagers thinking that breaking into a blind man's house would be a simple task.

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The teenagers thinking that breaking into a blind man's house would be a simple task.task.
* VillainousUnderdog: While the Blind Man is a BadassGrandpa, one can't deny the fact ''he is completely blind'', up against three burglars several decades younger than him, one of them armed with a pistol.
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* {{Anti-Hero}}es: Rocky and her friends. While you can sympathize with Rocky, she still agrees to rob a blind old man and use the money she'll get to run away with her kid sister.

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* {{Anti-Hero}}es: {{Anti Hero}}es: Rocky and her friends. While you can sympathize with Rocky, she still agrees to rob a blind old man and use the money she'll get to run away with her kid sister.

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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel bad for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.


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* {{Anti-Hero}}es: Rocky and her friends. While you can sympathize with Rocky, she still agrees to rob a blind old man and use the money she'll get to run away with her kid sister.
* AssholeVictim: You really only feel bad for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.
* BigSisterInstinct: Part of Rocky's motivation for agreeing to break into the house is because she wants to give her sister a better home life.
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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel back for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.

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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel back bad for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.
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* AssholeVictim: You really only feel back for Rocky because of her backstory...then the main trio tries to ''break into a blind man's house and rob him.'' If it weren't for the fact that the one person we care about might die, you would probably be rooting for the blind guy.

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!Don't Breathe (2016 Film)



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* '''''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}''''' as The Blind Man

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* '''''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}''''' '''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}''' as The Blind Man
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'''Don't Breathe''' is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Fede Alvarez and written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. The film stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, and ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}.

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'''Don't Breathe''' is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Fede Alvarez and written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. The film stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, and ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}.
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!Don't Breathe (2016 Film)



!Don't Breathe (2016 Film)
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'''Plot:'''



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!!Cast:

* Jane Levy as Rocky
* Dylan Minnette as Alex
* ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}'' as The Blind Man
* Daniel Zovatto as Money
* Sergej Onopko as Trevor
* Jane May Graves as Rebecca
* Jon Donahue as Mathew
* Katia Bokor as Ginger
* Christian Zagia as Raul
* Emma Bercovici as Diddy

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!!Cast:

'''Cast:'''

* Jane Levy '''Jane Levy''' as Rocky
* Dylan Minnette '''Dylan Minnette''' as Alex
* ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}'' '''''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}''''' as The Blind Man
* Daniel Zovatto '''Daniel Zovatto''' as Money
* Sergej Onopko '''Sergej Onopko''' as Trevor
* Jane '''Jane May Graves Graves''' as Rebecca
* Jon Donahue '''Jon Donahue''' as Mathew
* Katia Bokor '''Katia Bokor''' as Ginger
* Christian Zagia '''Christian Zagia''' as Raul
* Emma Bercovici '''Emma Bercovici''' as Diddy
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* ProtectThisHouse: An inversion with the antagonist protecting his house from the protagonists.

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* TheAdjectivalMan: "The Blind Man."
* FinalGirl: It is implied that Rocky may end up being this.


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* NoNameGiven: The antagonist is only called the Blind Man in advertisement.
* NothingIsScarier: The premise of the film is that the protagonists have to be quiet in order to escape the Blind Man's house.
* SilentAntagonist: The Blind Man doesn't talk much.
* SlasherMovie: Movie plot is a blind killer hunting the teenagers who broke into his house.

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[[caption-width-right:259:This House Looked Like An Easy Target, Until They Found What Was Inside.]]



'''Synopsis'''

Rocky, a teenage delinquent living with neglectful parents, promises her younger sister to move away with her. Looking for the right amount of cash to run away with in order to do so, her boyfriend, Money, convinces her to break into the home of a blind man who supposedly has a safe in the basement. Breaking in the middle of the night with her friend Alex, they discover the blind man is not as helpless as he seems

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'''Synopsis'''

!!Synopsis

Rocky, a teenage delinquent living with neglectful parents, promises her younger sister to move away with her. Looking for the right amount of cash to run away with in order to do so, her boyfriend, Money, convinces her to break into the home of a blind man who supposedly has a safe in the basement. Breaking in the middle of the night with her friend Alex, they discover the blind man is not as helpless as he seems
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* HandicappedBadass: The whole plot of the movie is that the teenagers break into a house of an old blind man who turns out to be one.

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* HandicappedBadass: The whole plot of the movie is that the teenagers break into a house of an old blind man who turns out to be one.one.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: The teenagers thinking that breaking into a blind man's house would be a simple task.
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!Don't Breathe (2016 Film)

'''Don't Breathe''' is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Fede Alvarez and written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. The film stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, and ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}.

The film was produced by Ghost House Pictures and Good Universe. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2016 and is scheduled to be released on August 26, 2016, by Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films.

'''Synopsis'''

Rocky, a teenage delinquent living with neglectful parents, promises her younger sister to move away with her. Looking for the right amount of cash to run away with in order to do so, her boyfriend, Money, convinces her to break into the home of a blind man who supposedly has a safe in the basement. Breaking in the middle of the night with her friend Alex, they discover the blind man is not as helpless as he seems

!!Cast:
* Jane Levy as Rocky
* Dylan Minnette as Alex
* ''Creator/{{Stephen Lang}}'' as The Blind Man
* Daniel Zovatto as Money
* Sergej Onopko as Trevor
* Jane May Graves as Rebecca
* Jon Donahue as Mathew
* Katia Bokor as Ginger
* Christian Zagia as Raul
* Emma Bercovici as Diddy

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* HandicappedBadass: The whole plot of the movie is that the teenagers break into a house of an old blind man who turns out to be one.

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